[Xquartz-dev] Mouse/focus problem in 2.6.0 beta2

[Jeremy Huddleston]

What is the output of 'xinput test pointer' during this time?  Does it  
seem reasonable?

Can you try keeping 'xeyes' running ... that might provide some visual  
clues.

On Dec 3, 2010, at 08:16, Tom Lane wrote:

> I've been running beta2 for the last couple of weeks, and have now
> several times run into a weird lockup condition that I have not seen
> in 2.5.3 or earlier releases.  The system gets into a state where it
> doesn't seem to want to deliver mouse/pointer events to any X11
> applications --- the most response I get to a click is a quick double
> beep, and sometimes not even that.  Keyboard events are still  
> delivered
> fine.  Switching input focus to another window is a bit tricky,  
> because
> you can't do it via pointer, but command-digit works.  AFAICT the only
> way to get out of the problem is to quit and restart X11.
>
> Unfortunately I cannot give a reproducible way to cause the problem.
> I think it has generally happened when I am returning focus to X11
> from another Mac application, usually Safari --- I have a Safari
> window in front of several X11 windows, click the yellow button to
> minimize Safari, click on some X11 window to start working there,
> and suddenly things are all pear-shaped.  But it doesn't happen
> every time or even often, so there's probably some additional trigger
> condition required.  Or maybe there's some sort of timing-dependent  
> race
> condition?  It only seems to happen when I do this fast without
> thinking, so I'm not 100% positive I didn't mis-click somewhere I  
> didn't
> intend to, but in any case a lockup isn't expected.
>
> Anybody else seeing this?
>
> 			regards, tom lane
>
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